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efore we begin with <strong>GDL</strong>: what’s IDL<br />

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The IDL Programming <strong>Language</strong><br />

When you need to transform complex scientific data<br />

from numbers into visualizations to convey meaningful<br />

information – such as 2 <strong>and</strong> 3-dimensional lines,<br />

surface <strong>and</strong> contour plots, or high-quality images – you<br />

need a programming language that is intuitive <strong>and</strong><br />

powerful at the same time, <strong>and</strong> one that doesn’t require<br />

excessive time <strong>and</strong> effort to produce expert-level<br />

results.<br />

IDL is the programming language choice of scientists<br />

<strong>and</strong> engineers because it’s easy to learn, easy to use,<br />

<strong>and</strong> requires fewer lines of code than other<br />

programming languages, so getting from data to<br />

discovery is easier <strong>and</strong> faster.<br />

What Makes IDL so Easy <strong>and</strong> Effective?<br />

Dynamic Type System<br />

Intuitive Rules <strong>and</strong> Conventions<br />

Access Virtually any Type of <strong>Data</strong><br />

The IDL programming language requires<br />

fewer lines of code than many other<br />

languages (bottom). Five lines of IDL<br />

code were used to create a contour plot<br />

of coastline topography (top).<br />

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• IDL is a product <strong>and</strong> registered<br />

trade mark of ITT Visual<br />

Information Solutions<br />

• IDL is a tool for data analysis<br />

<strong>and</strong> visualisation<br />

• IDL is a programming language<br />

• IDL package contains:<br />

interpreter/compiler, library<br />

routines, documentation <strong>and</strong> a<br />

development environment<br />

• IDL is related with <strong>GDL</strong> as<br />

Matlab with Octave/Scilab,<br />

M$ Office with OO.org etc<br />

Sylwester Arabas, Alain Coulais & Takeshi Enomoto <strong>GNU</strong> <strong>Data</strong> <strong>Language</strong> 3/ 34

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